Ship Digest Skill

Automatically detect new GitHub repos and turn them into social media announcements.

Setup

export GITHUB_USERNAME="yourusername"

How It Works

1. Fetch your GitHub repos sorted by pushed_at
2. Compare against a state file (memory/ship-digest-state.json)
3. For any new repo pushed today → analyze README + commits
4. Generate a technical digest + social media drafts
5. Send drafts for approval (NEVER auto-post)

Workflow

Step 1: Fetch New Repos

gh api /users/$GITHUB_USERNAME/repos?sort=pushed&per_page=10

Compare pushed_at timestamps against state file. A repo is "new" if:

• Not in state file at all, OR
• pushed_at is today and has 3+ new commits since last check

Step 2: Analyze Repo Content

# README
gh api /repos/$GITHUB_USERNAME/{repo}/readme --jq .content | base64 -d

# Recent commits
gh api /repos/$GITHUB_USERNAME/{repo}/commits?per_page=5

# File tree (for tech stack detection)
gh api /repos/$GITHUB_USERNAME/{repo}/git/trees/HEAD?recursive=1 --jq '[.tree[].path] | join(", ")'

Step 3: Generate Ship Digest

Output format:

🚢 Ship Digest — [date]

Caught a new repo: **{repo_name}**, pushed today.

**What you shipped:**
[2-3 sentence technical description based on README + commits]

📊 **{N} lines** in initial commit. [Tech stack summary].
→ github.com/{username}/{repo}

---

**✍️ DRAFT — Option A: [Hook type]**
[Twitter draft A]

**✍️ DRAFT — Option B: [Hook type]**
[Twitter draft B]

Reply "A" or "B" to post, or tell me what to change.

Step 4: Await Approval

User picks Option A or B (or requests edits). Then post using social-post skill or twitter-cultivate skill.

NEVER auto-post without explicit user confirmation.

Draft Generation Rules

Voice

• First-person, authentic, no hype
• Lead with the problem solved OR the interesting technical choice
• Include one specific metric (lines of code, platforms supported, speed improvement)

Hook Types to Try

1. Contrarian Hook — "Everyone says X, but actually Y"
2. Data Hook — "[Number] lines. [N] platforms. [capability]."
3. Problem Hook — "Every [person] hits [pain point] eventually..."
4. Story Hook — "Been thinking about [problem] for [time]. Finally shipped something."

Banned Words

Never use: revolutionize, supercharge, game-changer, 10x, viral, hacks, disrupt, groundbreaking

State File

Location: memory/ship-digest-state.json

{
  "github_username": "yourusername",
  "last_checked": "ISO8601",
  "known_repos": {
    "repo-name": {
      "pushed_at": "ISO8601",
      "last_commit_count": 42,
      "announced": true
    }
  }
}

Cron Schedule

Runs 2x daily: 09:00 and 16:00 (your local time).

If no new repos: reply HEARTBEAT_OK.